Pure randomness and Etsy sale

This post is just pure randomness {is that a word??} , but some pretty images that I wanted to share.

I love this little ironstone dish above holding my stickers .

In my studio you will find, buttons, buttons and more buttons.

I have been working on book bundles and I am having a great time making them. 

A left over Easter photo...see , I told you...random!! ha!

Speaking of random...

L.O.V.E. these malt balls that I  picked up at the Harry and David
store when I was in PA visiting my sister. They were giving out free samples and they reeled
me in...hook, line and sinker! :)

I also found these fun opera glasses in PA that are marked PARIS.

up close and personal...

Speaking of PA...my car is finally done and ready to be picked up. We had to have the transmission
 rebuilt.  This car is to transfer over to be hubby's work vehicle when we get a newer one, but we
don't want to do that until late this fall or even next year. We want to drive his little 1995 Ford Ranger
until she breathes her last. We are on a mission to see just how long that will be. :)

I would rather drive an older vehicle and have no car payments , than have a new one with car
 payments. Yep...I have learned a little in my years of growing up...lol. It isn't all about how other
people perceive us or about having the latest and greatest so we will keep plugging along on our
Michigan dirt road and count our blessings!  God is good!

{I am running a sale in my Etsy store. Just enter 
spring25 
at checkout to get your 25 % discount. Lots of 
goodies in the store right now.}

Old books...do you actually read them?

I wanted to share a few of my new acquisitions with you

before I help watch Ainsley and Annika.

Her mommy starts back to college today and my son is

unemployed for a few weeks so I told him I would help.

Yay!! Don't have to ask me twice! :)

I found all these books at a little store that I frequent

often and they were still in the box at the counter.

People were digging through it and when it came my

turn it did not take me long to scoop up these oldies

with the beautiful covers....which got me to thinking...

do you actually read the old books you purchase or do

you just display them?

I think I would love to read them or at least some of

them if I could find the time.

Love this title: Fussbudget's Folks Now that title intriques me.

This book is titled *Among the Trees*...

so neat.

Happy, happy Monday to my bloggy friends. May

your day be blessed!

Playing with paper ~

I have been playing with paper lately.

I put most of a vintage book through a paper shredder.

Then I crumpled it up in bunches to give it that

crinkled look.

I have a huge basket overflowing with crinkled

paper goodness for all kinds of projects now.

I also wanted to try my hand at using a book

to make a folded paper tree ~

while it is very easy I realized right quick that I should not have used a vintage book for this as the pages are old and somewhat brittle and don't fold as well as they should. Neat idea though. {saw it on the martha show a while back}

{haven't finished the tree yet}

This is something to do while you are sitting and watching tv with your significant other. lol

Go forth and play with paper today... you have my permission.

Blessings~

Guess who's spending the night??

for the first time ever.

yep...you guessed it.

my little hornblowing...

daddy loving... angelic sleeping...

teeth brushing...

little 2 year old granddaughter Annika.

{almost three}

I will let you know tomorrow if

I have survived.

blessings~